It is in the storm, not the calm, that a rainbow is born.

A genuine smile is one of the world’s rarest treasures.

A fish that is afraid of drowning in a river is ignorant of its gifts.

A diamond earns its sparkle from the pressure it endures.

A determined seed cannot be hidden from the world, not even by dirt.

Calm skies don't make skillful eagles.

If you cry in the rain, only the sky will see your tears.

Birds keep singing beautiful songs, even if they have no audience.

Today's storms help you appreciate tomorrow’s sunshine.

Train the ears to hear more, the eyes to see more, the hands to do more, the feet to accomplish more, the mind to think more, the heart to feel more, and the soul to love more.

If you have shed a thousand tears, expect a thousand blessings.

It's all about educating people to value you as much a they value themselves. If you respect your time, others will too.

After all these years, my heart still wants you. It still misses you. it still aches for you. I can't control what my heart wants, I could just deny it of it... Love, Viv

[Napoleon has now] surpassed...Alexander & Caesar, not to mention the great advantage he has over them in the Cause he fights in.

The fun of reading as "an exchange between consciousnesses, a way for human beings to talk to each other about stuff we can't normally talk about."

Our priority must be to build a path towards balancing the budget, and we cannot tolerate growing deficits.

The United States is a very insular society. Most people know very little about the outside world and don't care that much. They're concerned with their own affairs.

Miracles are of all sizes. And if you start believing in little miracles, you can work up to the bigger ones.

I like songs that go to different places and then come back.

Happiness comes from living the way the Lord wants you to live.

When I grew up I thought I was Jewish. Now I don't consider myself Jewish. I consider myself a Kabbalis.